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12 other back benchers. These meetings we believe has helped garner support of all legal firearms owners to ensure that they are not criminalised by the passage of the Bill in its current form. Representatives from SSAA NSW also appeared in Parliament for the ePetition debate. This is the another positive step before it proceeds to the floor of Parliament for a vote. We look forward to keeping you updated. For further information on how SSAA NSW, our 59,000 members and partnering organisations directly contributed to the largest ePetition in the history of NSW Parliament, please read the article on page 18. PROCESSING TIMES AT THE NSW FIREARMS REGISTRY SSAA NSW has been advocating strongly for additional resources for the NSW Firearms Registry to improve processing times. We thank you for sharing your stories and giving us real life examples for SSAA NSW to investigate. Whilst NSW Firearms Registry are implementing technology solutions to improve response times, it is clear that due to additional workloads that they need further support from the Government. SSAA NSW is pleased to report success in our advocacy in this space and welcomes the recent announcement by the Government that additional resources are being allocated to assist with clearing the areas where there are backlogs. This is good news and another practical example of how SSAA NSW advocates to assist members and all legal firearms owners. We expect that there will be a transition period for the implementation of these additional resources, but we welcome the commitment to improve processing times. SSAA NSW HEAD OFFICE MOVE Over the coming months, SSAA NSW will make the move out of St Marys Indoor Shooting Centre to a new location. Once the particulars are finalised, we will advise all members of the details. In the meantime, it is business as usual, and we are always here to help. This move will ensure that SSAA NSW: • continues to modernise as a forward-facing organisation, as we engage with Government and other key stakeholders; • maintains focus on continually improving services to members; • utilises a purpose-built office to improve on productivity; • capitalises on the opportunity to purchase an asset (which will see a return on investment), as opposed to leasing, without spending significant additional funds; and • provides the opportunity for St Marys Indoor Shooting Centre to make good use of the existing space for new and exciting facilities. The move will assist in the future-proofing of your Association and we thank the Branches for their overwhelming support and advice during our recent Zoom meetings, where Branch representatives contributed to making the decision to move. FINANCES AND AGM When I took over as the CEO with the new Board, a major focus was spending funds wisely and ensuring that every possible dollar was put back into member services. SSAA NSW auditors have just completed the 2020 financial statements and I am pleased to report that despite COVID-19 taking a big hit to our normal operations, we have continued our trend on turning our finances around. SSAA NSW will post a small surplus. This is after spending money on ranges right across NSW. Lance Miller and Jai John Barilaro MP, Deputy Lance Miller and Jai Rowell MP, Member for Auburn, Police and Counter Terrorism, Minister for Sport and

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